Unfortunately the machine that I was using (A Gateway M-Series, little over a year old.) recently broke and I needed a replacement. I was previously using COBOL NetExpress from MicroFocus, which had a free student version, on Windows XP mode. Cobol ide for windows 10. I obtaineda VAIO (Model VPCCW12FX) which came with Windows 7 Home Premium.
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We're in a golden age of learning software so there are many many candidates.. and I believe you need different programs for the different elements of a complete math education:
- Element #1. Speed & Accuracy in the 'Hard Skills' (times tables, etc.) so you free up mental energy for thinking mathematically;
- Element #2. Pattern Recognition & Confidence in the 'Soft Skills (problem solving, deep understanding, manipulating);
- Element #3. Joy of Learning, a sense of real-world power from the Application of Math to do something cool (start a business, program a robot, solve a real-world science problem).
Notes:
- * I have used all the recommended software below with many students and with the help of the software we have achieved great results as measured by multiple assessments;
- ** Most of these are for K-8, not high school, though I'm exploring those now;
- ***Remember if you're using math programs outside the home you need to know something about how to embed them into a school culture/ incentive-progress tracking system (give them room in the schedule and a 'slice of the grading pie' or your students won't see all the potential benefits).
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So recommendations: [Update, Sept 2017: Many of the recommendations below were available only as iPad apps or through your school. Since so many schools use chromebooks I have been searching for compatible software. The good news is that some formerly iPad-only apps are now available in browser-based versions, and ST Math is now apparently available for home schoolers]
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- For Element #1. I'd vote for a _time pressure_ program like http://ThatQuiz.org (free! browser-based program that allows you to set up web pages for students and customize problem sets and time pressure, a crucial element in developing fluency or “automaticity” that is too often ignored) and the QuickMath apps Quick Math+ on the App Store (allow you to write the answers with handwriting recognition!).. there are many more apps that are really good for this. [Update: Sept, 2017: I am currently exploring Reflex Math Fluency, which is browser-based and will report on effectiveness]
- For Element #2.. for deep understanding/intuitions about Common Core math and District-Wide increases in math test scores, ST MathMIND Research Institute (see TED Talk) cannot be beat. [Update: Sept, 2017: ST Math was only available through your child’s school; but it looks like ST Math is now available to home users: Homeschool Math Online Program | ST Math • Update: Sept, 2017: Thinking Blocks- Bar Modeling Software based on the Singapore Math method, is priceless for teaching children to solve multi-step word problems. ]
- For #3.. PizzaMath from Motion Math Pizza! | Motion Math is an amazing app (start a business, comparison shop for ingredients, manage customer expectations, reinvest your money). [Update: Sept, 2017: PizzaMath is now available in a browser version] Kids love this game and will play it without any prompting.. Light-Bot Jr and Light-Bot Lightbot for coding and as an introduction to robotics (applied mathematics). Many great science games too.. PHET graphing equations game (Html 5) Graphing Lines is great (a sandbox for teaching about cartesian coordinate system and how slope-intercept and slope and point-slope formulas are related, etc. , plus a 5-Level game so kids have an incentive to practice (why do people even design 'Learning Software' without levels and games?! The whole goal is to get kids addicted so you get thousands of reps.. they need to feel a sense of progress, leveling up, to reach the addiction stage)
- [added July 2017: Kahn Academy has really improved over the last couple of years: the energy points system is pretty good (though the badge system is confusing) at goal setting and progress feedback, and the iPad version , for example, now has handwriting recognition (very powerful memory enhancer and problem solving tool). It's free and easy to set up a class and coach students.]